Graduate Welcome Week Programs Graduate Student Life at the Student Resource Center offers several workshops specifically for graduate students in addition to your school orientation programs. Below are some of our highlights. For more information about the 140 programs offered to graduate students please visit nyu.edu/welcome and select ‘Grad Welcome Week.’ Monday, August 25, 2014 11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Students in the Military 101, Kimmel, Room 909 This workshop is designed to help Students in the Military and Veterans navigate their needs and concerns and maximize their unique set of strengths, skills and life experiences as they develop and translate their interests and talents into the academic setting. You will also have the opportunity to enroll in free VA healthcare, and meet representatives who work with Veterans at NYU! 11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Grad 101, Kimmel, Room 808 Direct from the source: The Students. We’ve collected over the years the best practices from your peers. Come learn about how to navigate the resources at NYU, where the printing labs are, where you can get free wireless, the best study spots and more. 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Grad Campus Tour, Kimmel, Lobby Lost on campus? Not sure where everything is located? Want to know where your classrooms are? Join us for a walking tour around the Washington Square Park campus and learn where everything you need is! Highlights will include a stop at Bobst Library, Bookstore, Financial Aid and Bursar’s Office. 6:00pm – 7:00pm: Grad 101, Kimmel, Room 905/907 Direct from the source: The Students. We’ve collected over the years the best practices from your peers. Come learn about how to navigate the resources at NYU, where the printing labs are, where you can get free wireless, the best study spots and more. *8:00 pm & 10:00 pm: Hypnosis of Michael C. Anthony, Skirball Center for the Performing Arts Don’t miss this Welcome Week tradition with the nationally acclaimed hypnotist, Michael C. Anthony. You’ll be amazed as he brings his special blend of hypnosis and mentalism to NYU, making this evening unforgettable. Sponsored by the Student Resource Center, the Jack H. Skirball Center for Performing Arts, and the NYU Bookstore. Tuesday, August 26, 2014 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Grad Campus Tour, Kimmel, Lobby Lost on campus? Not sure where everything is located? Want to know where your classrooms are? Join us for a walking tour around the Washington Square Park campus and learn where everything you need is! Highlights will include a stop at Bobst Library, Bookstore, Financial Aid and Bursar’s Office. 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm: NYC Harbor Dinner Cruise for Graduate Students, Chelsea Piers, Pier 62 Cruise along the New York harbor sailing past the enchanting world-famous skyline on one of Spirit Cruises yachts. There will be food, dancing and cash bars for your entertainment! Tickets are available online at https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/9936031 Monday, August 18, 2014 and at the box office starting Tuesday. The cost per ticket will be $30 per person available at NYU Ticket Central (Kimmel Center 60 Washington Square South, Room 206) and includes a dinner buffet, dj and cash bar. NYU ID required to board and government ID required to drink. Limit of one guest. Cruise is 3 hours. Boarding begins at 6:30 pm. Cruise departs at 7:00 pm. Cosponsored by Graduate Student Life, Office of Residential Life and Housing Services, the Center for Multicultural Education and Programming, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Student Services, and the Office of Global Services (OGS). *8:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Comedy Night at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts featuring Hari Kondabolu and Michelle Buteau This year's Comedy Night features two hilarious comedians for a night full of laughter. Born and raised in Queens, NY, Hari Kondabolu was discovered by the HBO Comedy Festival in 2007 while doing comedy at night and working as an immigrant rights organizer in Seattle, Washington. Since then Kondabolu has appeared on John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show on Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live and Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham. Kondabolu speaks the truth to power with confrontational and personal material. Opening the show will be the accomplished Michelle Buteau currently can be seen on VH-1’s Best Week Ever and The Jenny McCarthy Show and this fall, she’ll be starring on the new Fox show, Enlisted. Sponsored by the Student Resource Center, the Skirball Center for Performing Arts, and the NYU Bookstore. Wednesday, August 27, 2014 12:00pm – 1:30pm: Money Management for Grads: Tackling Student Loans and Key Steps to Financial Success, Kimmel, Room 405/406 Have you dreamed of a life free from financial worry? We will guide you through steps designed to improve your budget, improve your credit and reach your financial goals. Topics will include credit reports, debt management, money management, investing and retirement. There will be a focus on managing student loan debt including income driven payment plans and loan forgiveness. 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Neighborhood Walking Tour, Office of Residential Life and Housing Services, 2 Washington Square Village, #1N New York City is one of the most diverse places in the world. By getting out and about in Manhattan you will have the opportunity to experience the diversity of culture, food, music, and people that make the Big Apple such a great place. All tours will stop at one of the famous dessert establishments in NYC where you will be able to purchase a taste of NYC. Tours are courtesy of Graduate Student Life at the Student Resource Center and the Office of Residential Life and Housing Services. 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Grad Campus Tour, Kimmel, Lobby Lost on campus? Not sure where everything is located? Want to know where your classrooms are? Join us for a walking tour around the Washington Square Park campus and learn where everything you need is! Highlights will include a stop at Bobst Library, Bookstore, Financial Aid and Bursar’s Office. 4:00pm – 5:00pm: Grad 101, Kimmel, Room, 803 Direct from the source: The Students. We’ve collected over the years the best practices from your peers. Come learn about how to navigate the resources at NYU, where the printing labs are, where you can get free wireless, the best study spots and more. 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Neighborhood Walking Tour, Office of Residential Life and Housing Services, 2 Washington Square Village, #1N New York City is one of the most diverse places in the world. By getting out and about in Manhattan you will have the opportunity to experience the diversity of culture, food, music, and people that make the Big Apple such a great place. All tours will stop at one of the famous dessert establishments in NYC where you will be able to purchase a taste of NYC. Tours are courtesy of Graduate Student Life at the Student Resource Center and the Office of Residential Life and Housing Services. Thursday, August 28, 2014 9:00 am – 10:30 am: Grad Student Welcome Reception at the Wasserman Center, 133 East 13th Street, 2nd Floor, Presentation Room A This event will be a great opportunity for new graduate students to meet and network with each other. Participants will also learn about the many programs, resources, and services that the Wasserman Center for Career Development offers for graduate students. Breakfast will be served. 11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Grad Prof Talk, Kimmel, Room 803 Professors are people too...but all too often students are either hesitant to approach them, or make some missteps in effectively communicating with professors. This faculty panel will provide some basics on how to effectively meet with professors as a graduate student. Join us to hear firsthand faculty insights on the best methods of communicating with your professors and instructors throughout graduate school. Sponsored by Graduate Student Life at the Student Resource Center and the Office of Global Services (OGS). 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Grad 101, Kimmel, Room 803 Direct from the source: The Students. We’ve collected over the years the best practices from your peers. Come learn about how to navigate the resources at NYU, where the printing labs are, where you can get free wireless, the best study spots and more. 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Grad Campus Tour, Kimmel, Lobby Lost on campus? Not sure where everything is located? Want to know where your classrooms are? Join us for a walking tour around the Washington Square Park campus and learn where everything you need is! Highlights will include a stop at Bobst Library, Bookstore, Financial Aid and Bursar’s Office. 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Grad Night Out!, Various Locations surrounding NYU Throughout the year Graduate Student Life offers numerous socials around the NYU neighborhood to assist graduate students in meeting people and building community. Join graduate students out at Amity Hall, West 3rd Commons, the Half Pint, Negril and Kopi Kopi and check out the numerous venues where we host our socials throughout the year. We will provide hors d’oeuvres and NYU drink specials across the board. Come on out! Friday, August 29, 2014 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Grad Campus Tour, Kimmel, Lobby Lost on campus? Not sure where everything is located? Want to know where your classrooms are? Join us for a walking tour around the Washington Square Park campus and learn where everything you need is! Highlights will include a stop at Bobst Library, Bookstore, Financial Aid and Bursar’s Office.